On January 15th 2011, an international seminar was held in Sri Lanka on the theme of ‘Internationalising Institutional and Professional Practices’. This event was integral to a research project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council of the UK which is investigating two models on international community interventions, one of which is Project Sri Lanka.

Joy Palmer Cooper, Chair of the Trustees of Project Sri Lanka presented an illustrated talk on the concept of a ‘university village’ wherein international teams of student volunteers work in partnership with community members on sustainable development activities.